Solar installations in Bernalillo County, NM
33,717 recorded installations in Bernalillo County, New Mexico — capacity, prices and the installers doing the work.
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + city permit records + state programs + USGS/EIA utility-scale.
Severe-weather exposure: solar sites here have been matched to an average of 9.4 hail (1 severe) and 2.9 high-wind NOAA storm events — a regional inspection/maintenance signal (proximity, not confirmed damage).
Search every recorded installation in Bernalillo County by installer, size, date and equipment.
Search sites →Independent check:Stanford's DeepSolar detected about 11,966 solar arrays here from 2018 satellite imagery — our recorded data covers roughly 282% of that. A yardstick, not dated records.
Most active
Top installers in Bernalillo County
| # | Installer | Installs here |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Affordable Solar | 1,933 |
| 2 | Positive Energy | 1,373 |
| 3 | Solar Works Energy | 1,328 |
| 4 | Consolidated Solar Tech | 736 |
| 5 | Our World Energy | 593 |
| 6 | Ion Solar | 383 |
| 7 | Nm Solar Group | 327 |
| 8 | Titan Solar | 284 |
| 9 | Sunstate Solar | 274 |
| 10 | Sunpro Solar | 234 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many homes have solar in Bernalillo County?
PanelCensus records 33,717 solar installations in Bernalillo County, New Mexico (496.0 MW of capacity) — about 11.2% of the county's 301,278 housing units (U.S. Census ACS). Dataset coverage depends on New Mexico's reporting programs, so the true total is higher.
How much does solar cost in Bernalillo County?
The median installed price for recorded systems in Bernalillo County is $4.34/W pre-incentive; the median system runs 5.7 kW.
Who installs solar in Bernalillo County?
The most active recorded installers in Bernalillo County are Affordable Solar, Positive Energy, Solar Works Energy.
County assignment is derived from installation ZIP codes via the Census 2020 ZCTA↔county crosswalk (primary county by land-area overlap) — approximate at county boundaries. Market penetration = recorded installations ÷ housing units (U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year, Table B25001); it undercounts where dataset coverage is partial. See methodology.